The men, who are travelling back to China, were detained last week along with others from Congo and neighbouring Burundi after failing to produce the required documents during a crackdown on ...

It’s part of the Congo Basin rainforest — the world’s second-biggest — and a vital carbon sink that helps mitigate climate change. It also has vast mineral wealth such as gold and diamonds.

Seventeen Chinese men have been arrested on suspicion of running an illegal gold mine in Democratic Republic of Congo, authorities said there on Friday, as the government pressed on with a ...

Seventeen Chinese men were arrested for allegedly running an illegal gold mine in Congo amid a crackdown on unlicensed mineral extraction. Arrests followed an unannounced government visit to the mine ...

While the mission praises foray for fighting ADF, observers see nothing more than interest in an area that boasts gold, which ...

It’s part of the Congo Basin rainforest — the world’s second-biggest — and a vital carbon sink that helps mitigate climate change. It also has vast mineral wealth such as gold and diamonds.